NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rob Kelner of the law firm Covington and Burling about the vetting process for presidential nominees.
The South Korean president tried but failed to impose martial law this week, putting the nation's democratic institutions to a severe test. The impeachment vote is expected on Saturday.
Rebel insurgents swept into Hama as the Syrian army withdrew. The move puts the rebel fighters even closer to the Syrian capitol Damascus, and deals another blow to President Bashar Assad.